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Commentary submitted by Tom Hawkins in their own words.
Back to profilePlans to cap ground rents ‘could bring estimated £8.7bn windfall for landlords’
While a cap on ground rents may offer a modest saving for some households, it is unlikely to have any meaningful impact on the investors and owner occupiers we urgently need to encourage back into the market.
£900m economic opportunity in England ‘lost to property sales falling through’
Particularly in the new build market, what we’re seeing is the ripple effect – where a single fall through can collapse an entire chain.
John Lewis pulls plug on affordable homes venture after costs soar
Overall market sentiment has become markedly cautious.